Next morning we drove from Bowness to catch the car ferry across to Sawry which is across Lake Windemere. We had about a wait of 20 mins and we took a few photos while we were waiting. Taken before we boarded the ferry We drove then to Hilltop – Beatrix Potter’s house. We purchased our tickets and our scheduled time for the walk-through...

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Once upon a time, nestled along the rugged coast of Devon, in the quaint village of Clovelly, a unique tradition thrived that harked back to a bygone era. Here, donkeys played a vital role in the daily life of the community, a tradition that had endured for centuries.Clovelly was a place frozen in time, its steep cobblestone streets winding their way down to...

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An early night and I felt 100% the next morning, Mum however was still queasy. We still had a cooked breakfast. Today we got up at ready to have breakfast at about 8.30. The usual cooked breakfast is getting a bit much more me and now I am down to a little bacon and beans with toast. We drove from Bowness to Little...

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We arrived at Bowness at about 4.00 pm and started looking for a B&B, There were a lot of ‘ no vacancies’ signs, but also plenty to choose from that were available. We picked one that was called Rose Villa, which was a lovely old stone B&B – walls made of slate. We booked in here for three nights, unpacked the car and all...

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We picked up a hire car again from Heathrow and then met Joyce downstairs for breakfast- she was leaving today to catch a train to Lincoln.  We were going to go over the Linda's after breakfast and pack for our trip to Scotland and the Lakes District. We are hopefing  leave about 12.00.   We managed to re-organise our clothes and re-pack and left...

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We met Joyce for breakfast and she told us that Ashley was coming over to pick up some duty free cigars. Ashley is Ian's Nephew - we met in the lounge area of the Ramada Hotel. Some catch-up chit-chat about what's happening. Some drinks and lunch - Braedon is quite happy to have some quiet time playing his DS game. This afternoon we...

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Today meeting Annette early at Marble Arch on Oxford Street to do a bit of girly shopping.  Loved the shops here, bought some tops and a few other bits and pieces.  The sales are on and the clothes are quite lovely designs and also not expensive so I picked up heaps of bargains.  6 T-shirts - 3 each for the boys for a...

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Today we met my uncle Eddy for breakfast in a little breakfast Cafe that served a mean bacon and eggs. After this, we walked down to St Mary's Church Tower. St Mary's has one of the most beautiful spires in England and the baroque design porch around, is very ornate. Braedon, Mum, and I climbed to the top tower.We found ourselves facing a...

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 This weekend was out trip to Chester, Manchester and then Tatton Park Flower Show.  This was a coach trip with an overnight in Manchester.  We had to get up about.5.30am to catch a cab with Linda, Nan and Mum to the coach pick up point at West Ruislip Station. We had a few other pick up points on the way after a rest...

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